raveling

[ rav-uh-ling ]
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noun
  1. something raveled out, as a thread drawn or separated from a knitted or woven fabric.

Origin of raveling

1
First recorded in 1650–60; ravel + -ing1
  • Also especially British, rav·el·ling .

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